I remember coloring Green, Saffron and White, With pride, made the drawing of my national flag right, Celebrated our Independence and Republic Sang ‘ Ae mere vatan’ and wrote new patriotic lyrics; Shared a bond, right from the time I was born, Like the mother and child; we shared unspoken words and unexpressed emotion; My mother encouraged me to speak up, Even if I did not like the care she provided or the freedom she gave me We negotiated our difference of opinion; For we are a family, we agreed on common settlement Because every time I could speak up when I was sad or happy; My love and responsibility multiplied towards my mother and family. That love my friend should never come to question, No journalist, no politician gets to define the scope of my love for her For we all play a different role, And to the mother, neither one is more important than the other. She does not prefer her son who stays up to protect her; More than the son, who is...